What color is #383F21?

#383F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383F21?

The RGB value is 56, 63, 33: 56 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383F21?

The complementary color is #28213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383F21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383F21 color

#383F21 rgb(56, 63, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #383F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.7% green and 12.9% blue (56, 63, 33).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#383F21 color codes

HEX	`#383F21`
RGB	`rgb(56, 63, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, -8.72, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 19.47, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 4.506, 2.114)`
Decimal	`3686177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383F21, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #383F21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383F21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #383F21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383f21; }
.text { color: #383f21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383f21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 63 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383f21, #293f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383F21?: #383F21 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383F21?: The RGB value is 56, 63, 33: 56 red, 63 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383F21?: The complementary color is #28213F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383F21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.